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'''Diligence''' (Skt. ''vīrya''; Tib. ''tsöndrü''; [[Wyl.]] ''brtson ‘grus'') —

1. the fourth of the [[six paramitas]], defined as to find joy in what is virtuous, positive or wholesome. 

2. the fifth of the [[six powers]] through which the [[nine stages of resting the mind]] are accomplished. The ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]'' explains the [[four forces]] which support the practice of diligence.

3. one of the [[eleven virtuous states]] among the [[fifty-one mental states]] of [[Abhidharma]] classifications. 

==Definition==
Diligence is defined as: taking joy in what is virtuous, positive or wholesome. "Taking joy" means that diligence is concerned with the positive actions of the mind, rather than the body and speech.  And the word "wholesome", distinguishes diligence from its opposite, laziness, which is taking joy in unwholesome, worldly pursuits. 

==Subdivisions==
There are three subdivisions:

#armour-like diligence
#diligence in action
#insatiable (or unstoppable) diligence

[[Chökyi Drakpa]] says:

:"Diligence is divided into '''armour-like diligence'''; '''diligence in action''', which means exerting yourself to practice the Dharma and fearing laziness with as much energy as someone who discovers a poisonous snake in his or her lap; and '''insatiable diligence'''. Insatiable diligence is never being satisfied by a little, or a few months, or even a few years of virtuous practice, and instead exerting yourself to practise throughout your entire life."

==Alternative Translations==
*Endeavour
*Enthusiastic effort
*Heroic perseverance ([[PAD]])
*Joyful effort
*Perseverance
*Strenuousness
*Vigour
*Zeal

==Internal Links==
*[[Four forces]]

[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Paramitas]]